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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
BEET. 
German, Runkel Ruhr.— French, Betterave .— Spanish, Beteraga. 
Sow from April to beginning of July, in deep rich sandy 
loam, one inch deep, in drills about a foot apart. Thin the 
young plants to a distance of six or eight inches* and fill up 
vacant places with those taken Out. The turnip rooted are the 
earliest, and are of fine quality. When young, the leaves 
make excellent greens. One ounce will sow jo feet of drill, 5 
to 6 Ids. per acre. 
Breck's Beats AIL Superior 
in all respects to others as an 
early or main crop variety . 
Columbia. Round and 
smooth, deep red flesh 
Crosby 1 s Egyptian. Early 
as original type, but thicker, 
smoother, and of bettef 
quality * * * 
Crimson Globe. Globe shape, 
flesh deep butplish ted » 
Dewing 1 s Early Blood. A 
Standard variety of excellent 
quality .... 
Early A rlington. Earl y, deep 
round form, blood red color 
Early Bassano. The earliest 
of all; flesh almost white . 
Early Bastian. Quick, large- 
growing sort, of good color 
Eclipse. Very early, dark-red 
color,small top,smooth roots 
Edmand's Barkers Strain * 
A superior sort . 
Edmand's Early Turnip. 
One of the best in shape, 
color, size, and quality 
Egyptian. An early, good 
color, smooth turnip beet . 
Long Smooth Blood Red » 
An excellent late variety 
Perpetual Spinach* A giant Swiss Chard. The leaves are very large and ornamental 
^ •° r Sea Kate Beet. This variety is cultivated solely for its leaves. 
I he midrib is stewed and served as asparagus, the other portion of the leaves being 
’^ed as spinach . 0 
Stinson. Very dark color, small leaved, suitable for forcing .... 
Beet. For greens .... 
Breck’s Beats All Beet. 
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Mangel-Wurzel and Sugar Beets• 
Sow in May or June in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart and thin to 8 inches 
in the row. The value of these for stock-feeding cannot be overestimated; 
for sheep, dairy-stock, and fattening of cattle, experience has proved the 
Mangel-Wurzel to be at once healthful, nutritious, 
ounce will sow jo feet drill , 6 to 8 pounds per acre. 
Breck y s Mammoth Long Red. A selection of the 
Long Red variety. It is smooth skinned, fine 
grained, and a heavier cropper. We consider it 
superior to all others ...... 
Gatepost. The characteristics of this desirable vari¬ 
ety are small top, tap root, heavy cropper, color 
pale orange ....... 
Giant Yellow Intermediate. Grows in shallow soils 
Golden Tankard. A half-long variety of a bright 
yellow color. 
Kinver Yellow Globe. Large globular formed 
roots. Adapted for growing in shallow soils. 
Long Yellow. Differs from Long Red only in color 
Norbiton Giant. Long Red, a valuable variety 
Red Globe. Similar to Yellow Globe, except in color 
Breck f s Imperial White Sugar. An improved 
American-grown French Sugar Beet . 
Klein - Wanzleben Sugar Beet. Unsurpassed for 
the production of sugar or for cattle feeding 
Lane f s Improved Sugar Beet. A well-known 
riety, valuable for feeding to cattle 
Yellow French Sugar. Fine sort for stock . 
Five pounds Mangel or Sugar Beet at 28 cents per pound. 
Ten pounds Mangel or Sugar Beet at 25 cents per pound. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
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